From Earlier: ImmunoGen Announces Development of Trastuzumab Emtansine for Early Stage HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

ImmunoGen, Inc.

today announced that Roche is implementing a “three-pronged approach” to developing trastuzumab emtansine (T-DM1) for early stage HER2-positive breast cancer, according to plans outlined by Roche at its 2012 ASCO analyst event. Trastuzumab emtansine uses ImmunoGen's TAP technology with Roche's trastuzumab antibody and is in global development by Roche under an agreement between ImmunoGen and Genentech, a member of the Roche Group.